LOCULICIDAL


Meaning of LOCULICIDAL in English

Pronunciation: ˌ lä-ky ə -l ə - ' s ī -d ə l

Function: adjective

Etymology: New Latin loculus + Latin -cidere to cut, from caedere

Date: circa 1819

: dehiscing longitudinally so as to bisect each loculus < loculicidal fruit>

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